Sony DCR-TRV38 - Manual (Page 49)

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Advanced Recording Operations
If you move the power zoom lever to “W” side, you can record with a wider angles
than normal tape recording.
You can record a 16:9 wide picture to watch on the 16:9 wide-screen TV (16:9WIDE).
Black bands appear on the screen during recording in the 16:9WIDE mode [a]. The
picture during playing back in the 4:3 mode on a wide-screen TV [b] or a normal TV
[c]* are compressed in the widthwise direction. If you set the screen mode of the wide-
screen TV to the full mode, you can watch pictures of normal images [d].
* The picture played back in the wide mode on a normal TV appears the same as the
picture played back in the wide mode on your camcorder [a].
The POWER switch should be set to .
Operate by touching the panel.
(1) During recording standby, press FN to display PAGE1.
(2) Press MENU to display the menu.
(3) Select 16:9WIDE in
, then press EXEC (p. 169).
(4) Select ON, then press EXEC.
To return to FN
Press EXIT.
To cancel the wide mode
Set 16:9WIDE to OFF in the menu settings.
Using the wide mode
D ZOOM
16:9WIDE
STEADYSHOT
N. S. LIGHT
EXIT
RET. EXEC
ON
CAMERA SET
[a]
[c]
[b] [d]
16:9WIDE